weleras

(gen. varrar, pl. varrar, varrir), f. lip;

vörr in efri, neðri, the upper, lower lip;

G. beit á vörrinni, G. bit his lip.

(gen. varrar, dat. verri; pl. verrir, acc. vörru), m. a pull of the oar (er þeir höfðu fá vörru róit frá landi);

þeysa vörru, to pull with might and main (ríkuliga hygg ek þá vörru þeysa).

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f., gen. varrar, pl. varrar, varrir; in rhymes rr, v örr er hvöss á h arra, Sturl. (in a verse); spr arri v arra, Hkr. i. (in a verse): the mod. form is vör, varar, dropping one r throughout: [Ulf. uses a diminutive, wairilo = χειλος; A. S. weleras = labia, a masc. formed by metathesis of r and l, qs. werelas; old Fris. were]:—the lip, Lat. labium; varrar jarls vóru ókyrrar, Fms. viii. 98; vörr in neðri, the lower lip, Dropl. 25; vörr in efri, the upper lip; bíta á vörrinni, Nj. 68; hann beit varrarnar, … rifja saman varrarnar, Edda 71; ef varrar eru eigi heilar, Skálda; skarð í vör (vörr), Sd. 175; hverjum vörrum skal ek hans blezaða fulltings biðja, Th. 6; varra-skrap, Sks. 438; varrar þínar, Stj. 644; báðar varrirnar, Bs. i. 360; varrarnar, Sks. 560.

B. [Ivar Aasen vor; A. S. wær; Engl. weir], a fenced-in landing-place; á steini þeim er næstr var vörum (vrom Cod.), Bs. i. 337; dró þat eptir skipinu í vörina, Fas. iii. 317; Vermundr kom nú til Grímseyjar, ok dró upp skip í varir Áskels, Rd. 250; varar fýsir skip, a saying, a ship longs for the vórr, Edda (Ht.); cp. njóti svá bauga, sem Bragi auga, vagna vara, may he enjoy wealth, as Bragi [ enjoys] the eye, or the ship the haven, Höfuðl. (fine); sigla or vörum, to leave the harbour, Bs. i. 460; ok er staddr í vörum um kveldit þá er Hallr kom at landi, Ld. 40: the word is freq. in mod. usage (at least in western Icel.), of a small inlet or creek where boats land, lenda í vörinni, fara ofan í vör, ýtta eg knör úr Arnar-vör hann Úlfar téði, Úlf. 6. 23: hence mod. vara-söngr = the prayer said by fishermen when launching, Bjorn. vara-seiði, n. small fry, small fish, from being caught in creeks near the shore.

m., gen. varrar, dat. verri, pl. verrir, acc. vörru; [different from the preceding word]:—a pull of the oar; er þeir höfðu fá vörru róit frá landi, Fms. viii. 217; í einum verri brýtr hann sundr báðar árarnar ok keipana, Þiðr. 313; slíta rœði ór verri, to pull the oar briskly, Fms. vi. (in a verse); halda sjau tigum ára til varra, to pull with seventy oars, Hkr. iii. 120 (in a verse); þeysa vörru (acc. pl.), to pull so as to splash, Hornklofi: in poetry a ship is called lung, málfeti varra, the steed pulled by oars, Lex. Poët.; varr-sími, the wake left by the oars; varr-nagli, q. v.; varrar eldr = gold; varrar skíð, poët. = the oar (the oar of Odin being the sword), Glúm, (in a verse).